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Frank Conrad (1874–1941) was an electrical engineer, best known for radio development, including his work as a pioneer broadcaster. He worked for the Westinghouse Electrical and Manufacturing Company in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for half a century. His experimental radio station provided the inspiration, and he acted in an advisory role, for the establishment of Westinghouse's first broadcasting service, over radio station KDKA. He is subject of this mini-radio history segment edited and narrated by John Lovering for Heirloom Radio podcast... Runs about 7 mins and includes clips from original broadcasts of radio 1919-24.